Shillong, Oct 31 (PTI) A court in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district has sentenced a man to five years rigorous imprisonment for molesting a girl.

Special Judge (POCSO), East Khasi Hills, Shillong, M L Lyngdoh on October 27, convicted Banaiborlang Mawa under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sentenced him to five years imprisonment.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Mawa.

Mawa had molested the minor in 2013 in the Sohra area of the district. PTI JOP RG (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI )

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